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Show THE 0LDF0UT BLOCK. Counsel for the City Files an Answer and Sets Forth the Facts in the Premises. THE TITLE TO THE GROUND. The Vicissilulwi of the Block Plainly Presented and Pickard Downed on the Firitt Eonud. Tho minute hand was travelling along at sua.l pace towards 3 o'clock yesterday oftenioon when counsel for the defense in the cae of Pickard vs. the city of Salt Lako etc. put in appearance ap-pearance and presented its answer in the case. Defendants admit that the defendant is a corporation of which George M. Scott is mayor, J. F. Jack is recorder and the fifteen councilmen whose names are mentioned aro members of the city council. Hivontl Theili-feniiants ft'lmit that tlis re-uliir re-uliir me't!nK df ilin city m u-tl, h--M us li'KBil M;uru J, is:.. ili, r'HOMitoti "t forth w.i ik'i hueil In havu i.ei'U ian-itd by the mayor a tt'.-J:lltnw ot.lcrr. Tn.ril Timt ii.-fi!ii(latit almlt tlmt Salt LuktM'ity in ;in I fui' . loiitf time lias ln-u tlie m nt-r m'fen lni!i,f of tu tr"ihri anil :lta: ti,e tttli 1 Nhiiwu t'V fxhlliii.- A. II. 1'. O, E una t i.u it'Xi'd at. I 111U If a ;irt or this unwt-r. Km I'M 'i'NO.r ilf 11 I. nils (ItMiV t lal ttl6 s:nu la id 1i-.h rit-l a iilirt-iiitl murh.is at any tuiui I"" u d iln :it -l or j,niiiii'it'(l Inr us a n iiul.lic t'itrK. or til .t tU inti tiilt:mt-i of sa.it I'M) hat i' .mi P' r.nliinl in riit-ir upon tli Hunm it tin mi a a p irk ts teae 1 y iim 'it. Ami ili'-y tilii'' Iliat no piint.i.' in u y h ,-ivi?r in-i-u -xptMiti- on i m- a'll ' for t.n p.irpo-o of ti':mtt:j In;; t.i saine or :or anv ot'ii-i pnrpon:'. lii r. n tantH a inut t at tiic iunl t mis ot t lie Milil rnutii'ii tc ,-rf.i ti in sun c iini'lalnt wnit' fniii ilodon t .e p 'lit on of JumiM 11. Ita-cun, Ita-cun, ami tiMt i mil- ipj ol sa u putu.u uiarki'd ' K tin I It .V" l.i a tr.ii' ro y, Knili lii'ri'iniaiiis luriii'T aPe-'e that tin lil.'toiyof thw Inn.) rrfiTii'il to lu plaintiff's complaint, mi !ar a tin' ci;y of .Salt l.itlir is conrer .M l. a foiows: , von. it tliw uioiit.iof aii U. is,',i. ik propil ii n s an iuhiIm to tin ity toiincil ny imi: 11. M 'rr.tt Youm, whoai Xt amu iiclil tin' li'K.U title to ti,u land m i,u.tii'ii, otli rin," 1 1 .si ll .-a d la id to thn city tt ' It L.iki. mill tlie Journal ot iiiocn'y s.iow h a.j 1 1 ti loliov ln pnii'i i' I n s wvr luu! . i.in i ii, l.'.i tin niiiti n o. I 'o in. 11m. in J'Vph K Minth, ('ii vviiH appniprUii'il lor ti niri hi." of tho old 1'urt lilo k Jio n II. S oinn.'. M.H h 1 , is.u -Tin- nriynrre ir-rtH that ba- foi'l. lill plll ;D ' tin' purc.iasn Of tli ol.l Kurt tloc t,w iimi ri'ipm . o l t.i" 'diy attorin y o 10 'kiio the cha n ot tule. Ti e t,tl appca e.l f r it i in ni a.o.i or Cmn llm in Jo.iu II"ii's nit ,i. tho mayor was a iili.nl '.t'd to 11 nt t). pnipfrty. Maiid .5, iS.'. L'oiinrllma : ( a'dur prt s -titt'.t the M.miint !i"iliitio i : liiB.i.'.e I. Th it Hi'! h o -k l-i'rm.y piiri'iniBi'il iy t.n- nrporation i rum II Morris i mns, kn nin in the "id Kent block, l. n. urn. 1 atnl Ik known henia.tT as ' 1'ioinV' Sipi.irc. on in. t on o Lo..ncilniati Jonn h Mmtli tin) resolution was imiiil-uionslyUi.j, imiiil-uionslyUi.j, cd. KclniiLy in, iwo, report of cotmntUi'O cm pnlilp: .(, mi, s: "Vmir ommittcc on public uruiin.l-jo win mi was r-fcired ib rniniinj of til" llllblllsi.ll ,IH 111 111" s.xtn w.nd, IHJ ort .11 favor of r iit.iijf ttm mi to (illvt-r llos, Jai. T. U'lboa m i jonn K-'ii. ilntr, for thw Hum of tl.o per ai 1 1 ii in. Your iinnit'tee ur lu la. 'or of. Ii tlin . o:inc 1 coi.tmnjil it the ltnpiove-niH'it ltnpiove-niH'it of ti up a 'c us a pi ice ,,f rcs. ri for clt-i, clt-i, ns. 1 1 Ii iMliW t for a tcim of years and rc-qiiirn.- t. c,M' ,i,i tie .s a id make mi li o lr liiipiovein nis as ihili lie ilet r tinned ud n by His c u II." Act, p.e lm Die t i ,V ice luiaii Ka el, h. 5 .18-): Yo,ir commiiti on pubi c f,- " wiiom was ri'f. ri'..' I ilia j.rop 1 9Sfyf John Hc i iPin and tHiver H.-.-i. r -peis- A) 1 ii-e or the p.ii.hc s jinrc for th-perio th-perio 1 1,7 in- y a s. r - ociineud that ih f pio.i-04 pio.i-04 iii.ii i I Ur, Ji in 1,'ca ll i.: be aco p: I,iiSi.iti..ii o ,loh:i i,c id ni!.' i i upon ' to lake the I'lnn-i r s piare tor a term of the years, and lor the u-a of aid gi. u i Is Wul furnish trees ai-surteil anil bucU a, i.l i.eiioo.i and MHltccU' to p i ii in and around said sipia e. us apiie ir- in tne plan sill ill tie I.'' lti'iitollowH a nesc iption ... mo tie h Oi motion or t 'o.iiielliiian Joneiji, T. .Suiitli tin) ro-port ro-port was adopicd. M.rci a.. i.'Sn. the commltt on p.ihlie Kiouinls rej.oitel t.iat iiiirsniiir to tl.e aiithoriatiou of i ie city co inc ) tties- dun- ad ve.t.sed for pmim ti- ihe imp o ". m i.t of parks or ipift.e., iillei'iiiK ihe toilnwInK p e-iiiium e-iiiium to tne Ml c, Hsrul luililo v. Ki r ih" plan of I'loncer sipiare, tin. Ap-n 3. is t, fu win paid William li Jones for ,h plan of I'lmirni' Bonnie. May' '.'I, ISM',, ie-leisflt to John H ;utirK for five years. January I, -K6. for the sum of i'.im p 'i' annum. SKlti t-ald icf, nd.iiits deny tl at ,l;itrifls II. B.u oa and oihcrs. w hoare juseiuj, oyers. were preicniiiiiu' to a orp uate and pre. i n lini; to bud. I ihe ra iro id ivteri-ci io lu tne pi t (Ion of J. II llamii pure y as a s .. cu ailve , n:e pii.se and for tier own private im a n I n a tor t ie l U 'llt of tiieder nd int. Salt l.:,ke C ty ai d on tht- contrary, ail-mj on inioiina;....ii an I I.e. ef, tti.it J. It. liacm is proc . .1 Ui in o id f ltli to Kiiild the ran onl rcf -liej to. a j.i ttiat the same, n il constriicied, will Ivof m. a'cul i' le I -lit to sail Lake Cty nn. I t.ic ,n,ial,itants the: f. itu reas.in,-tlie vaiiic of r. a! pionei.y m the cty ant fur lis ,ltnr eiiinioyiiieui io a la g nuinl o. of tnu c.t ia is of ,ii.t i. ide C iv, tbereliy litem isn tne p'ipii.iitio i a i 1 industries indus-tries ol t e c t . ; di'feiuauis drii i ai the notion no-tion of t .e ni.iyor ;ind eo't':cii. r-' eined io In tin- compla nt. is ,n vnnatl n of th dr trust or an thorny, atnl further deny :ha i1 e I'miii.-.l of Suit Lae City In at i.cinK n.e rcn r m Hie coiniulitee referred t i in tn c mil) al.ir are , at t .11. in lri( 10 lo.iu tin' iirniiur.v oi tne d 'f n 1-atit 1-atit i'iep ., att hi. S-voiith-i in; ilefi'iviants ilenv tit it the illf-ference illf-ference in v.ilue of tlie pin, 'l-tV tai.-nvd t i 11 liliniiitif s i n,ii;il,.iiit iK'tvu-rn ' I n, 0 -m e I by Hiu'on an mv.-i't-"! hv tie , it y nf Snt Lake anil tn net i , v M ,,i the ro i -i'iy ,ukl I e ,i sl i p ,. nit ur any B.f. at nil t.i mid Hacmi. a ,d on iufu-i.iu.tlou at d I elief .ill.-, e Unit t e .sum nf (ii.auij in a lair aKiation of 8;iM pp'tn" ty. ith D.M'ii l.v.ts ilomv ti:u t m pmp-ity ref, rr.'.l t" in of tre.ir val.ie to th eit fo.- tho uses an 1 purp.is.s i f a pel, lie i,a,u. ami they thai th s.im,. i ,,r wer has ti en used as a pulil.e p (i-K or f,.r any piihlie purpose wi:itsn-ever: wi:itsn-ever: and further answer, in; ne.emiuuis. allege al-lege that ever b ii ' . ihe il'y purchased tn,. laud ii has ai all times h, en eneiosed. and that ti e pul'l c h as iie.-n l on.pb-ti y oxi-hided therefrom: and that the same, has be.'ii constantly I ft'ii us d by aud ln the hands of private ludlvldu lis, liold-Intr liold-Intr leases fioui the eitv, the sad laud beinir use I for i-:tnieiitii purposes, iul( that the i it zeus of the said eitv, iunh'T than se-eiiritiii se-eiiritiii a nominal rent il fhereior, have oh toine.l no buient or advantaue therefrom 'I hut the minim)!- that 8 lid e t has dealt ita said property from the tune of it- purchase to the pres-nt hour is irreconcilable with the pre!) tne that, there has ever been an" rtedlra-tl rtedlra-tl mo! the bloeli ti any public tisi.or that aid council or defendant i oi ooration has ever at any time rcco oilzeit that any s-ich dediea-ti dediea-ti -n has ev er tn-en m -de. Ninth Dcf 'iid..nts al-o deny that since it has I e-n t ie ounivs of tie part eular laud in ijiiesi oii. i h" city h ,s been compelle 1 liv ihe sanction oi .ill residents ot tne eity and council coun-cil and of tlie inoyor 1 1 pun hase'oilier jin p-erty p-erty and dedb ate tl e same for the uses and pii'.pon s of puhdc parks, and thev deny that m t ie pnrchae and improvement'of s,vd property prop-erty tne city has emended and is expeiul ir today lii:-;e sums of m m -v. and should tney dlspo.e of this 'parttcu. lar land it ould ne. oss taf the pur-ham of cth'-r tracts of laud at laa.ely Increased mi es. TI.ey alleue ihit the land !n iniestion Is notiyiti'.- soas to make it d suable f r ark pariio-es. Ami ih.it the said city lias n. ver u i-propiiat i-propiiat 'd t ie same as a park nor invited tho i iii.eiis to , njoy it as sie ii. Tney alo deny that the sale of He propeny is in violation of the rights and inter, sts of the j oonle of Walt Lake, or that th" sale would result in great tinau" at loss to the eitv. hut. on the i o itr.trv iilleuetha, il wind. 1 result ,n ffieat. beue.it to t! e clt. iiuani'l illy and otherwise, 'tenth-Defendants deny that the plaintiff is entitled to the relief praved for inhision-i!amt. inhision-i!amt. ort'i any r-lier whatsoever; they deny that the defendants , r anv of them should l.e restrained by th" order of this court, and deny that tli-j plaint, IT is entitled to recover din costs lntids acton, or that he Is entitl 'd oil tie tnal hearini; 1 1 have a re straining order made perpeiual. th"refore sail defendants pray jndcmei.t that tie y be I e.n e dismissed i h their costs I lu their nehalf Bustalned. P. v. Dowi- hs W H. D ks.ix. Attorneys for Defendants. The answer is accompanied by an ab- I stract of title to the ground in question which cites a patent from the United States to the city; a deed from the mayor to Brigham Voting; deed from Brigham Young to li Morris Yountr; deed from H. Morris Young to the city, and lease of the property by the city to , John Reading. The arguments will follow on Friday afternoon, and it is expected that a decision de-cision will be reached on Saturday. |